Could somebody tell me, what is the positive of the word "Abyss" ? As I know, abyss means an infinite depth or abode of evils, Hell. So isn't there any word which will mean the same as infinite depth or void but without pointing towards the negativity of Hell ?

Based on your comments to JLG, perhaps you need to clarify this question. "Abyss" literally means "a very deep chasm or void". If you're talking about someone's emotions, how could any word with a similar meaning not be negative? I have trouble imagining "far down; big, dark and empty" as something cheerful. Do you want to say that feelings "go far" without implying that they are negative? Perhaps what you are looking for is a word more like "intense".
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JayJun 26 '12 at 14:27

In most cases, the antonym of "abyss" would be "peak." I'm not sure that there is a word that has the same meaning as "abyss" (chasm, gorge, trench, etc.) that won't be taken as a negative by most listeners. If your willing to go wide rather than deep, you could use "expanse," or some other suitable synonym.
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oosterwalJun 27 '12 at 2:32

@FumbleFingers, that's true, but only in the driest technical writing would you expect the word to be devoid of the baggage it carries from the second meaning.
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Brian HooperJun 26 '12 at 13:02

Hmm, I wonder how many people immediately think of Hell when they hear the word "abyss". My mental picture is of the bottom of the ocean or a very deep cave. And I'm an extreme Fundamentalist, if anyone thought of a theological connotation you'd think it would be me. :-)
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JayJun 26 '12 at 14:29

A comment from OP suggests he's looking for a neutral/positive word to describe metaphoric "depth" as applied to a person, in which context I suggest the person is perhaps...

profound - having intellectual depth and insight; characterized by intensity of feeling or quality.

The opposite is often expressed as shallow - lacking depth of intellect, emotion, or knowledge.

It's a little archaic/formal, but you can also say that someone "lacks bottom" (meaning they lack roots, grounding, or principles, rather than lacking gravitas/profundity). I've rarely if ever seen the non-negated form (it's invariably he lacks bottom, not he has bottom).

Could be 'vortex', if you mean some emptiness that causes a 'vertigo' sensation (being attracted to the void, or feeling like you could be falling). You could use 'precipice' as well. It would be nice to have some more clues about what is the context, so that it would be possible to make a more precise comment/suggestion on this.

The context in which I want to use this word is related to human emotion. I want to personify this word.
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AbhineetJun 26 '12 at 12:28

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@Abhineet, normally when it's used in the sense of human emotion it means "very depressed". Can you explain more about the sense in which you're using it positively?
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LunivoreJun 26 '12 at 12:30

That's what I am trying to ask. I want a word with parallel meaning of abyss but should not mean negative. You can say that I want to show the void or depth of a person but in one word to do all this.
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AbhineetJun 26 '12 at 13:18

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I think you can talk about the depth of a person's emotion, or even the breadth of his or her emotion. But the void of emotion would be something else altogether. Maybe the phrase "emotional profundity" (mentioned in the entry for "depth" I linked to) would work for your purposes.
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JLGJun 26 '12 at 14:13

Perhaps the most positive 20th century association with an abyss is Georg Lukacs' Grand Hotel Abyss - pleasantly perched alongside "the womb of Nature," a little like the Columbia Gorge Hotel in Oregon, but with a picture of Schopenhauer instead of Rudolf Valentino in the lobby:

A considerable part of the leading German intelligentsia, including
Adorno, have taken up residence in the ‘Grand Hotel Abyss’ which I
described in connection with my critique of Schopenhauer as ‘a
beautiful hotel, equipped with every comfort, on the edge of an abyss,
of nothingness, of absurdity. And the daily contemplation of the abyss
between excellent meals or artistic entertainments, can only heighten
the enjoyment of the subtle comforts offered.’

In my opinion the word zenith may well explain the opposite of abyss. As abyss means very deep shasm, metaphorically related to very depressing emotions, the word Zenith is the highest point on the celestial sphere infinitely high as the climax but again metaphorically represent very high flying and positive state of mind. in Urdu Zeenet means ultimate beauty.